By Emily-Rose Toohey
Here’s our top 10 list of the best films of 2021, in no particular order.
1. Tick, Tick… Boom!
Release date: 19 November (Netflix)
Director: Lin Manuel Miranda
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús
2. Minari
Release date: 18 February
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Cast: Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-Jung, Han Ye-ri
3. The Father
Release date: 1 April
Director: Florian Zeller
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman
4. The Last Duel
Release date: 21 October
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer
5. Dune
Release date: 2 December
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac
6. The Power of the Dog
Release date: 11 November (Netflix)
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons
7. West Side Story
Release date: 26 December
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose
8. The Lost Daughter
Release date: 31 December
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson
9. The Suicide Squad
Release date: 5 August
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena
10. Judas and the Black Messiah
Release date: 11 March
Director: Shaka King
Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons
